Munkeliv Abbey

King Eystein I: marble portrait head originally from Munkeliv Abbey
Birgitta Sigfusdatter: Madonna with child (Munkeliv, ca. 1450)

Munkeliv Abbey (Norwegian: Munkeliv kloster) was a Benedictine abbey located at Nordnes in Bergen, Norway. It was one of the oldest monasteries in Norway, and also one of the wealthiest and best-documented. There are no visible remains today.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Munkeliv". Bergen byleksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Munkeliv kloster". Bergenskartet. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Munkeliv kloster". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved November 1, 2017.